# @melsk8 on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CYejRhZrRaA
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11872626-melsk8-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-01-08T17:24:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Muffy Lavens (@melsk8) — https://gondola.cc/melsk8

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In 2019, I ran the #WDWHalf. I did not train well before it, but figured I had #run a handful of half marathons, and I’d be fine. I was wrong. The second half of the race I was miserable and in pain. As I hit the medic tent just before mile 11, I was ready to quit. I almost told them just to drive me to the end. Somehow I managed to go the last two miles, but I was miserable. I cried as I crossed the finish line. I could hardly walk back to the bus. I laid across the backseat of the car with a heating pad on the way home. 

Fast forward to today. I returned to the Walt Disney World Half Marathon, and I crushed it! This was my first #HalfMarathon since that awful one in 2019, but this time, everything felt good. I still didn’t train as well as I would have liked to, but at the end of the day, I’m so happy! And as I hit mile 11 today, I took joy in knowing the final two miles were going to be glorious. 

So what’s next…the Race to Taste #10K in April. Yes, that’s right. I signed up for another #runDisney race while here this weekend. What can I say? It’s an addiction. #TeamRunDisney

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teamrundisney, rundisney, wdwhalf, 10k, halfmarathon, run

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